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Table 2 Use of ambulance by emergency department patients in different cities of Pakistan (n = 260,378)

From: Ambulance use in Pakistan: an analysis of surveillance data from emergency departments in Pakistan

Cities*

Ambulance group

Non-ambulance group

Total

 

n (%**)

n (%**)

n(%***)

Karachi

5807 (9.4)

55,930 (90.5)

61,737 (23.7)

Lahore

1589 (3.6)

43,081 (96.4)

44,670 (17.2)

Peshawar

1578 (2.8)

53,319 (97.1)

54,897 (21.1)

Quetta

912 (2.7)

32,354 (97.3)

33,266 (12.8)

Rawalpindi/Islamabad

660 (1.0)

65,148 (99.0)

65,808 (25.3)

  1. * Cities variable was created based on the geographical location of participating hospitals; Aga Khan University and Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Center in Karachi; Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and Shifa International Hospital in Rawalpindi/Islamabad; Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar and Sandeman Provincial Hospital in Quetta
  2. **Percentage based on row total
  3. ***Percentage based on column total